Zlatan --> Barca, Eto'o --> Inter

[sean_lfc]

****ING MADNESS OR WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8155593.stm

Barca & Inter agree striker swap


Both Ibrahimovic (left) and Eto'o have been linked to the Premier League
Barcelona and Inter Milan have reached an agreement in principle to swap Inter striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Barca forward Samuel Eto'o plus cash.
Reports suggest Barca will pay about £35m plus 28-year-old Eto'o in return for Ibrahimovic, 27.
In addition, Alex Hleb will spend a season on loan at the Italian club.
"The signing depends on Ibrahimovic, on Eto'o and all parties," said Barca president Joan Laporta, who is also keen to sign Valencia's David Villa.
"David Villa as an option is not finished. We haven't discarded any possibilities, " Laporta said on Friday.
Eto'o came close to agreeing a move to Manchester City, before the Eastlands side ended their pursuit on 10 July.
The Cameroon international has scored more than 100 goals in five seasons at the Nou Camp but has been regularly linked with moves away from the club and is out of contract next summer.

Since signing for Inter from Juventus following the Turin side's demotion to Serie B in 2006, Ibrahimovic has become one of the most prized strikers in Europe.
The Swede was top scorer in Serie A last season and has reportedly attracted attention from Real Madrid and Manchester United as well as European champions Barca.
Inter and Barcelona have done business once already this summer with Brazilian left-back Maxwell moving to Spain in a £3.9m deal.

[-V-]

Potentially if the reports are true about the fee but i have my doubts that the fee being banded about is anywhere near true

[Leyton388]

The fact that Barca want to swap Eto'o for that piece of **** it beyond me!

[Deano]

****ING MADNESS OR WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8155593.stm

Barca & Inter agree striker swap


Both Ibrahimovic (left) and Eto'o have been linked to the Premier League
Barcelona and Inter Milan have reached an agreement in principle to swap Inter striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Barca forward Samuel Eto'o plus cash.
Reports suggest Barca will pay about £35m plus 28-year-old Eto'o in return for Ibrahimovic, 27.
In addition, Alex Hleb will spend a season on loan at the Italian club.
"The signing depends on Ibrahimovic, on Eto'o and all parties," said Barca president Joan Laporta, who is also keen to sign Valencia's David Villa.
"David Villa as an option is not finished. We haven't discarded any possibilities, " Laporta said on Friday.
Eto'o came close to agreeing a move to Manchester City, before the Eastlands side ended their pursuit on 10 July.
The Cameroon international has scored more than 100 goals in five seasons at the Nou Camp but has been regularly linked with moves away from the club and is out of contract next summer.

Since signing for Inter from Juventus following the Turin side's demotion to Serie B in 2006, Ibrahimovic has become one of the most prized strikers in Europe.
The Swede was top scorer in Serie A last season and has reportedly attracted attention from Real Madrid and Manchester United as well as European champions Barca.
Inter and Barcelona have done business once already this summer with Brazilian left-back Maxwell moving to Spain in a £3.9m deal.

Is that a wind up ?

[nebbers]

Does Parry now work at Barca?

[kemm1]

Worst deal in history!??!

YES

[Mike]

So guardiola is happy with that

The man has well and truely lost it. Next he will give us Dani Alves and £50M in return for babel.

[Pablo]

So mourinho is happy with that

The man has well and truely lost it. Next he will give us Maicon and £50M in return for babel.

[Mike]

Edit

Can tell am knackered.

[Darth Marty]

Im ****ing glad someone else just posted this!! I only just seen this and thought initially ok, Barca have swapped Eto & Hleb for Ibra...ok, not a bad deal.

Then I saw it was them PLUS 34MILLION QUID?! WHAT THE ****!!!

Un****ingbelievable! Personally I think Eto is the better player and simply cant ****ing believe this deal.

[shelly]

Hopefully that means that they have used up their transfer funds!! ie no more masher for them but then you never know

For Ibra though wtf?
Think Barca think they need a big target man up front?

[Mike]

Hopefully that means that they have used up their transfer funds!! ie no more masher for them but then you never know

For Ibra though wtf?
Think Barca think they need a big target man up front?

Get adebayor, only going for 22M; hijack the city deal.

Luis Fabiano?

[Rich]

If this is true, it's totally bonkers.

[Exiled_red]

I wouldn't swap Eto'o alone for Ibrahimovic never mind Eto'o and £35m.

So yes I would say it's an awful deal for Barca. Inter must be made up!!

[Mike]

Whoever their chief executive is, we NEED.